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Show [A: B. T.] PLANfbr two Wiflrm Cal/ min. 138 At B A N Y P A r E R 5 continued. 13? That as many and as great privileges and powers A tingle old colony does not feein {tron enough to extend itfelt' otherwife than inch by inch; it cannot venture a fettlement far diltant from the main body, being unable to fupport it: But if the colonies were united under one governor general and grand council, agreeable to the fl/[Jfl/{y Plan, they might eaiily, by theii'joint force, eitahliih one or more new colonies, When- "I, i) \Nu ill 1' "WW VT" 1‘ l l i it ofgovcrnment, be granted to the contributors and fettlers, as his Mildly in his wiiiloni (hall think moil fit for their benefit and enco uragement, con: fillent With the general good of tth/v'n' fl) em- pire: for extraordinary privileges and liberties with lands on eafy terms, are flrong indu cement; to people to hazard their perfons and fortu nes in fettling new countries; and fuch powers of 0'0- ever they iliould judge it neceiiiiry or advanta‘ Vernment as (though fuitable and much to The geous to the intereit ot the whole. ~--- -- lfiut if iiich union fliould' not take place, it is pi‘opoicd that two charters be granted, cam/J for ionic coniiderable part of the lands well: of colony) might be judged unfit when it beco mes populous, and powerful; thefe might be grant ed Peniylvania and the Virginian mountains, to a number of the nobility and gentry of Britain; vernor, for ninety-nine years;-the fupport of government in the [colonies] of Conn ecticut Circumftances, and fit to be trui‘red with an infant for a term only; as the choice of their oivn go- with fuch American! as {hall join them in con- and Rhode Ifland, (which now enioy that and tributing to the fettlement of thofe lands, either other like privileges) being much 1‘ch expenfive by paying a proportion of the expence of mak- ing {rich ibttlements, or by actually going thi- than in the colonies under the immediate gove rn: ment of the crown, and the conflitution more in- ther in peribn, and fettling themfelves and fa< inilies. Viting. That by fuch charters it begranted, that every actual fettler be intitled to a tract of acres for himfelf, and acres for every poll in the family he carries with him; and that every con- tributor of guineas be intitled to a quantit of acres, equal to the {bare of a fingle fettler, for every fuch {um of guineas contributed and paid to the colony treaiurer; a contributor for {hares to have an additional {hare gram; that fettlers may likewife be contributors, and have right of land in both capacities. That the firft contributors to the amount of guineas be empowered to chootc a treafurer to receive the contribution. That no contributions be paid till the [urn of thoufand guincas be fubl‘cribed. ‘ That the money thus raifed, be applied to the purchale of the lands from the Six Nations and other indians, and ot provifions, itores, arms, ammunition, carriages, Sec. for the fettle i‘s; who after having,r entered their names with the trea- furer, or petfon by him appointed to receive and T 2 That enter |